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Hydrostatic Bearing Lubrication

High Pressure Technology for Hydrostatic Bearing Lubrication

Hydrostatic Bearing Lubrication

Plain bearings are often found in machine and equipment construction. A sliding movement takes place between the bearing and the bearing part, the friction of which must be minimized by suitable lubrication. A hydrostatic plain bearing has an active lubricant circuit. High-pressure pumps build up an oil film between the sliding parts even before the start of rotation. URACA pumps reliably supply these bearings with oil and generate the required high pressure.

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  • flow rates of up to 20 l / min
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Mode of operation of the hydrostatic bearing lubrication


In sliding bearings, a sliding movement takes place between shaft and axle. Possible bearing types are plain, unlubricated or grease lubricated plain bearings, hydrodynamic and hydrostatic sliding bearings. The sliding resistance of the bearing is dependent by solid friction, mixed friction or fluid friction.

In hydrodynamik bearings, the oil film between the shaft and the bearing is generated by the rotation of the shaft inside the bearing by a special geometry creating a pumping action inside the bearing. Mixed friction therefore prevails in these phases. Only at higher speed, a complete oil film forms and the friction is reduced.

In hydrostatic bearings external pumps fill the oil pockets of the slide bearings by high pressure with a constant oil flow. This ensures that shaft and bearing don't have direct contact at any time. Due to the constant full lubrication fluid friction is created, which is lower than the solid friction. The sliding bearings work with very little wear and tear and are extremely durable.

Due to the increased complexity of the external lubricant circuit, this type of plain bearing lubrication is used, especially in large machines. The pump technology delivers high, consistent pressure and works reliably over a long period of time.

  • less bearing wear
  • less energy loss
  • low friction even when starting and stopping the machines
  • highest precision of the bearings
  • long shelf lives

Hydrostatic applications confront high-pressure technology with great challenges. The pumps have to generate a pressure of up to 1,500 bar and work very reliably. The flow rate of the lubricant oil with a viscosity of up to 1,000 cSt can be up to 20 liters per minute.

Wherever high concentricity, low wear and high load capacity are required, hydrostatic bearings offer ideal solutions. In mechanical engineering and equipment, sliding bearings are the most commonly used bearing type in addition to anti-friction bearings. In particular, high-precision applications of measuring, testing and machine tool engineering benefit from the advantages of the hydrostatic bearing. Other applications include turbine and generator bearings in power plants.

 

Individuelle Lösungen Teaser
: Stefan Steudle

 

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